YUNG RAJA
Height: 5’9”
Eyes: Brown
CHEST: 38.5”
WAIST: 31”
Shoe: 10
Hair: BlackSingaporean breakthrough artiste Yung Raja has been dubbed as Southeast Asia’s rising avant-garde bilingual hip hop artiste, known for his tasteful unification of Western and Tamil culture in his work. Yung Raja found viral success in Southeast Asia following his debut single“Mustafa” which crossed its first million within 6 months of the artiste’s debut. His second single, “Mad Blessings”, received commendation from Lupe Fiasco and M.I.A.. The rapper’s latest heater, “Mami”, was spotlighted in the U.S. by Emmy & Grammy Award-winning comedian Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, one of America’s longest-running late-night talk shows. Yung Raja is the first Southeast Asian artiste to become a Friend of Tudor, and the first Tamil-English rapper to work with Bulgari. The rapper has performed in India, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, amassing more than 5.5 million views on YouTube and more than 5 million streams on Spotify. His music has attained coverage globally, with traction on BBC Radio, NME,Billboard, The Telegraph India and The Business Times. Yung Raja aims to reinvent societal views in and out of his homeland, inspire the next generation of cultural conservators, and elevate Southeast Asian hip hop to world class stages through his music. In 2019, the rapper signed to Def Jam South East Asia. Lauded for his formidable command of English-Tamil rap, Yung Raja confront the industry with his seamless bilingual delivery and trademark amalgamation of cultural references.
